Amanda Heister

This is my 7th year teaching music for the Hobbs School System, and I am excited about my sixth year as a Jefferson Patriot.

I remember my elementary music teacher at Mills Elementary was
Mr. Clark. He was so much fun and I have memories of sitting in the
forum room at Mills Elementary learning to count rhythms, singing folk songs (that we still
teach today) and having lots of fun with various instruments.

I am looking forward to teaching your child the fundamentals of
music. We meet for 30 minutes each week, where I teach the National
Standards and tie in Core Knowledge and Common Core standards. 5th
Grade will also have several months of focused time learning the
Recorder. My teaching assistant for the younger grades is Freddie the
frog. They love him and he loves to play games with them. It's a
thorough program to help your child with his/her future enjoyment of music
and have a well-rounded education.